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Thursday, April 11, 2013

17TH Annual Winnipeg Police Service North End Spring Feast

The Winnipeg Police released the below information regarding the 17th annual WPS North End Spring Feast. -----Members of the Winnipeg Police
Service District #3 Community Support Unit will be hosting the 17th
Annual Spring Feast at the Indian & Metis Friendship Centre located at 45
Robinson Street, tomorrow, April 12th at 12:00
noon.

In traditional Aboriginal communities, there were a
select group of individuals known as the Peacekeepers or Warriors of the tribe.
They were from the Bear Clan and assumed the responsibility to protect the
community from harm. Another important role was to provide food to ensure no
one within the community was hungry.

As police officers, we are honorary
members of the bear clan and are expected to perform a wide range of duties and
assume many different roles including being a Peacekeeper.

The Winnipeg
Police Service North End Spring Feast, under the guidance of an Aboriginal
Elder, is reminiscent of the tradition whereby the hunters in the community
prepared and held a Community Feast.

This has proven to be a tremendous
success and has enhanced the relationship between the members of our Police
Service and the Aboriginal Community.

This year with the assistance of
RB Russell culinary staff, Police Officers will prepare beef stew and serve it
with bannock to members of community. In the past years, Officers have served
upwards of 650 community members during this event.

This year Winnipeg
Police Service members, including the WPS Cadets, along with CP, CN, RCMP and
Treaty Three police officers, are honoured to represent the Bear Clan at this
Traditional feast.

Business contributors of this year’s feast have made
possible book scholarships for north end students. Performers from the area
schools and Aboriginal Community will be in attendance.